First an Obama campaign website called out Romney donor Frank Vandersloot. Next the IRS moved to audit him—and so did the Labor Department.
This column has already told the story of Frank VanderSloot, an Idaho businessman who last year contributed to a group supporting Mitt Romney. An Obama campaign website in April sent a message to those who'd donate to the president's opponent. It called out Mr. VanderSloot and seven other private donors by name and occupation and slurred them as having "less-than-reputable" records.
Mr. VanderSloot has since been learning what it means to be on a presidential enemies list. Just 12 days after the attack, the Idahoan found an investigator digging to unearth his divorce records. This bloodhound—a recent employee of Senate Democrats—worked for a for-hire opposition research firm.
Now Mr. VanderSloot has been targeted by the federal government. In a letter dated June 21, he was informed that his tax records had been "selected for examination" by the Internal Revenue Service. The audit also encompasses Mr. VanderSloot's wife, and not one, but two years of past filings (2008 and 2009).
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This alone should scare the crap out of americans. When private citizens are not allowed to donate to a political campaign for fear of reprimand and intimidation is an outrage.
ReplyDeleteShades of Nixon!!! Using the IRS against an opponent is something with plausible denial, but only to the ones doing it. The rest of us can't help but see the "coincidence". I wonder how fast the audit would go away if he "contributed" (bribed) the obama campaign a cool million....???? No need to actually answer --- you might get put on a "list" yourself....
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